Edmonton Oilers

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Pour It On (Oilers Nation)

So, after 48 hours of consternation over a brain cramp by Mike Smith in the wake of a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Monday, the Edmonton Oilers answered ...

My sense is the same goes for this edition of the team. Speaking of in the mix, Evander Kane was looking for trouble and scored two more goals. Kassian wasn’t the only one ready to answer the bell or to play out of their comfort zones. A bounce back is always important and tonight, the team played more up to the capabilities of how we’re able to play and we got rewarded.” The team had a good night but again, I’m going back to it, tonight was one game.” It was an unfortunate puck handle, but like I said, I keep coming back to this: when that game was played, we moved onto preparing for game number two and he led the way in his preparation.

Edmonton Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto proving to be a pesky opponent (Globalnews.ca)

He's far from the biggest player in the Oilers' lineup, but Kailer Yamamoto is making his presence felt in Edmonton's first-round series against the L.A. ...

And as a result, he’s a popular linemate.” “And I think he’s a very very good complimentary piece in our top couple lines. “And that’s what separates the best players in the world from everybody else is that they have a level of consistency and measure of consistency to their game. “I think just as young players navigate their way through the National Hockey League, that’s what they learn to do,” the coach said. “I think he’s a pest to play against. “So I think having those attributes to my game definitely helps.”

Oilers follow trend of busing across border, avoiding COVID testing ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The Edmonton Oilers became the latest pro sports team to bus into the United States before flying to another destination south of the border because of ...

“For us we just thought it was the smartest move for our group,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. “When a plane flies to Buffalo to pick up those teams, that’s additional revenue for us,” Lee Weitz, director of aviation for the airport, told the newspaper. “We involved our players in the decision and it was a good travel day today. “You want to make the best decision possible for your group and it was one we gave a lot of thought to,” Woodcroft added. Because of a delay at the border, the Blue Jays did not arrive in Cleveland, where they played Thursday, until close to 4 a.m. The team opted not to take batting practice before a 6-5 loss to the Guardians, deciding more rest was best. “It was executed excellently today and we’re getting ready for Game No. 3 tomorrow.”

NHL playoffs: Kings hold advantages over Edmonton Oilers at home (Los Angeles Times)

Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2014, the Kings have lost five straight home playoff games. They get a shot to end that streak Friday against the Oilers.

We’re [not] going to reinvent the wheel on the flight home,” said McLellan, whose team spent the night in Edmonton before flying home Thursday. “They have to execute and get the job done. Still the Kings do have some things besides the dubious home-ice advantage working in their favor after two games. But we’re mad enough to admit it and we’re going to go try and fix things. And with three of the next four games in Los Angeles, beginning with Game 3 on Friday, the Kings now have the home-ice advantage. In fact the Oilers, with a short-handed score Wednesday, have scored more goals on the Kings’ power play than the Kings have. “Our power play is what our power play is.

Edmonton Oilers' persistent physical play making life difficult for LA ... (Edmonton Journal)

Edmonton Oilers exorcized a few demons during Wednesday night's 6-0 drubbing of the Los Angeles Kings that evened their opening-round series at 1 game ...

Article content In the opener Colin Chaulk’s crew trailed 1-0 into the 60th minute before tying the score on Seth Griffith‘s snipe with 30 seconds on the clock, converting a nifty 3-way passing play with hot prospect Dylan Holloway and utility man Yanni Kaldis. That set the stage for James Hamblin to provide the game’s sudden death with a powerplay deflection 7 minutes into overtime. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content - He didn’t change up his top six, resisting the suggestions of many pundits who felt Jesse Puljujarvi deserved a demotion if not an outright benching after a difficult Game 1. Article content Article content Edmonton Oilers exorcized a few demons during Wednesday night’s 6-0 drubbing of the Los Angeles Kings that evened their opening-round series at 1 game apiece. Article content

Let's Get Too Excited About The Edmonton Oilers | Defector (Defector)

The second game of the first-round series between the Kings and Oilers couldn't quite top the exquisite Game 1 drama of Connor McDavid slicing wholesale ...

So problem #1 for the Kings is that the series may feature the greatest special teams disparity in the postseason. In the past, it was not uncommon for McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to play crazy minutes to compensate for the team’s otherwise badness. But they do not need to do that as much when the rest of the team can generate chances and score goals like this Bouchard bomb deflected in by Ryan McLeod, one of the series’s young and potentially interesting Guys. Neither Draisaitl nor McDavid even led the Oilers forwards in TOI last night. They are all still kind of old and slow except for Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard (whose 37-year-old visage belies his true age of 22). But by distributing the minutes the way he has, Woodcroft has ensured that the unit is not old and slow and overtaxed. The series is tied as it heads back to L.A. for the next two games. The second game of the first-round series between the Kings and Oilers couldn’t quite top the exquisite Game 1 drama of Connor McDavid slicing wholesale through the Los Angeles Kings or Mike Smith playing the puck up the middle to a Kings player, launching himself across the crease to stop the initial shot, and then letting in L.A.’s game-winning goal seconds later.